How do I set Thunderbird to notify me of new emails in only certain folders?

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I use Gmail with Thunderbird, which is working great, except for the part where I get a new email. It shows me the new email twice when notifying because it appears in both the inbox and All Mail folders. I know I can just unsubscribe to the All Mail folder, but then I can't back it up like many people do with Thunderbird. How do I set Thunderbird to notify me of new emails in only certain folders?

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 08 '21 at 12:01

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2021: Answer now seems to be the Mailbox Alert extension, which allows setting of alerts down to folder level and works in current Thunderbird version as of this message 78.6

answered Jan 08 '21 at 12:01

user53691

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score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 22 '12 at 15:10

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Right click on the folder you don't want notifications for;
Select "Properties";
Uncheck the checkbox "When getting new messages for this account, always check this folder".

edited Mar 22 '12 at 15:10

Diogo

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answered Jun 12 '11 at 12:54

nynexman4464

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 07 '12 at 08:09

Maybe it is possible with filters and the FiltaQuilla Add-on? The add-on adds many new filter actions and one of them is to disable notifications. You could try to add a new filter rule without conditions, action “Do not notify” and then apply it to the All Mail folder. (I haven’t tried it myself.)

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 11 '11 at 16:05

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Not sure where it is, but within Tb, write a message rule that notifies receipant of new mail received then filter within the rule you're creating to flag only the folder you want notification for.

answered Feb 11 '11 at 16:05

Transplanted

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How do I set Thunderbird to notify me of new emails in only certain folders?

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